ReviewSaudi journal of anaesthesia
Perioperative analgesia in the elderly.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pain Management in Older Adults: An Interprofessional Training Approach Assessed by Script Concordance Tests.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2026Article
- Individualizing Perioperative Analgesia: Patient-Specific Determinants of Postoperative Pain and Opioid-Related Outcomes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Effect of IoC2-guided analgesic titration on intraoperative opioid consumption in older patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of anesthesia · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Block With Liposomal Versus Standard Bupivacaine for Older Patients After Thoracoscopic Surgery.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Low-Volume Versus Standard-Volume Pericapsular Nerve Group Block with and Without Dexamethasone for Postoperative Analgesia After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Oxycodone Combined with Dexmedetomidine versus Oxycodone Alone and Sufentanil for Early Postoperative Analgesia and Perioperative Outcomes After Laparoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Trajectories of Pain in Low-Opioid and Opioid-Based Postoperative Analgesia in Older Patients-Perioperative Clinical Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Complementary Approaches to Postoperative Pain Management: A Review of Non-pharmacological Interventions.Pain and therapy · 2025Review
- The impact of postoperative pain interventions on circadian rhythm disruptions: mechanisms and clinical implications.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Review
- Comprehensive Review on Personalized Pain Assessment and Multimodal Interventions for Postoperative Recovery Optimization.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Nerve Blocks for Post-Surgical Pain Management: A Narrative Review of Current Research.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The administration of analgesic drugs in elderly patients should take into account age-related physiological changes, loss of efficiency of homeostatic mechanisms, and pharmacological interactions with chronic therapies. Underestimation of pain in patients with impaired cognition is often linked to difficulties in pain assessment. In the preoperative phase, it is essential to assess the physical status, cognitive reserve, and previous chronic pain conditions to plan effective analgesia. Furthermore, an accurate pharmacological history of the patient must be collected to establish any possible interaction with the whole perioperative analgesic plan. The use of analgesic drugs with different mechanisms of action for pain relief in the intraoperative phase is a crucial step to achieve adequate postoperative pain control in older adults. The combined multimodal and opioid-sparing strategy is strongly recommended to reduce side effects. The use of various adjuvants is also preferable. Moreover, the implementation of non-pharmacological approaches may lead to faster recovery. High-quality postoperative analgesia in older patients can be achieved only with a collaborative interdisciplinary team. The aim of this review is to highlight the perioperative pain management strategies in the elderly with a special focus on intraoperative pharmacological interventions.
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